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Our family business has grown steadily since 1986, largely due to reputation and word of mouth.
We're immensely proud of our products but we don't often shout about them. We're just busy creating and making, and, in any case, the flavours and textures speak for themselves. From choosing quality ingredients to understanding exactly what's required to make a recipe work, our aim is to make food that delights. We want you to become as enthusiastic about our products as we are.
If you'd like to know more, can't see what you're looking for, or are unsure of what you need, just get in touch. We're here to help.
The Ultimate Food Company (Kendal) Ltd
Unit 9-13 Beezon Estate
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We also trade as 'The Ultimate Plum Pudding Company'.
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A walk in the park may soothe the mind and, in the process, change the workings of our brains in ways that improve our mental health, according to an interesting study of the physical effects on the brain of visiting nature.
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Brad Pitt Did NOT Skip Oscars To Avoid Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux, Despite Report
Brad Pitt did NOT skip the 2017 Oscars because he wanted to avoid seeing Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux, despite a bogus webloid report. Gossip Cop can exclusively debunk this claim. We're told it's "totally false."
"Brad Pitt Skips 2017 Oscars After Angelina Jolie Divorce: Couldn't Bear To See Ex Jennifer Aniston Happy With Justin Theroux?" blares a new Celeb Dirty Laundry headline. Pitt produced Best Picture winner Moonlight, but the site purports that he didn't attend the awards show because he "couldn't bear the spotlight," so he stayed home "skulking."
Without a single source to back up its claim, the repeatedly discredited website adds, "There's also a high chance that he just wanted to avoid seeing Jennifer Aniston with her husband, Justin Theroux." The unreliable webloid further claims, "Obviously, had Brad gone to the Oscars, he would have felt some regret when he saw his ex-wife happily married to another man when he was single and depressed."
Despite the outlet's report being entirely baseless, Gossip Cop still checked in with a rep for Pitt, who exclusively assures us the story is "totally false." The actor's reason for not attending the Academy Awards had absolutely nothing to do with Aniston or Theroux, and the claim otherwise is ridiculous.
Of course, this isn't the first time Gossip Cop has had to call out CDL for concocting a nonexistent love triangle between the stars. We previously busted the webloid for falsely claiming Theroux warned Pitt to stay away from Aniston. Gossip Cop also debunked the site's tall tale about Aniston trying to make Theroux look like Pitt. This latest story is similarly bogus.


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Legs and Abs Superset
October 4, 2010
Today I'm going to show you a legs and abs superset that will help you get six pack abs.
The first exercise is a dumbbell split squat. Hold your dumbbells and get into a split squat stance (just like a lunge, but you will stay stationary and not step back). Keep your chest up, drop your hips straight down. Keep all your weight on your lead or front leg. Drive through your glutes, quadriceps and hamstrings to come back up. Do 8 repetitions on each side.
Next, move immediately into a Stability Ball Rollout. This is a great exercise to do with just a ball at home. It really stretches and strengthens your abs. Youll definitely feel these the next day if you do 3 sets of 10 repetitions from the stretching part of the movement. Kneel in front of the ball and place your hands on the ball. Roll yourself out slow and steady and stretch during the rollout. Contract your abs when you come back up. Keep your body in a nice straight line. Stretch your abs going out and contract them coming back. Do 10 repetitions of these.
Rest 1 minute and repeat this superset 2 more times for a total of 3 supersets.
You can do this as a lower body and abs workout or just do this as its own workout in about 5-10 minutes. Its a great way to boost your metabolism and get six pack abs.
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Transforming Spaces With Photography
Intimate Autumn GrandviewA classic autumn scene at Grandview State Park in West Virginia.
Do you want to change your decor without breaking the bank? New art on your walls can change things instantly and easily. Photography is such an amazing medium! It can take a mundane space and make it come alive! And, while many people struggle with understanding some art forms, most all of us can relate to and truly enjoy photography. It can seemingly add windows to a stark hallway or take us away to wide open spaces or peaceful retreats.
MC_ReceptionThe reception area at McKinley-Carter Wealth Management features photography by Steve Payne. It is one of many office installations that we have done over the years
Photography Is Versatile
Photography is also one of the most versatile art forms. It can printed in custom sizes on a variety of surfaces, from paper to canvas, metal, and more. Add custom framing options and the possibilities are endless. And, with all these choices available, we're usually able to fit any budget.
But, how do you know what it's going to look like on your walls? I routinely go to clients homes and offices with my samples and ideas to solve these kinds of problems. I have always felt that the only sure way to select art for a space is to be in the space and visualize it in person. I will be happy to do this for you too, even if you are not ready to make a commitment to purchase. It's the only way to have the information that you need to compare one solution to the next.
When I come to meet with you I will bring image samples, frame samples and even framed pieces to make the visualization super easy. I love helping people transform spaces from dull to spectacular with photographic art. So, don't hesitate to call and set up a consultation in your home or office. Contact me today. I look forward to helping you transform your space! 304-546-7254 or email me here.
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Setting up a business firm requires umpteen types of equipment's – Xerox machine, security system to name a few. In fact, even medium level firms constantly need to upgrade their equipment's in order to stay in this competitive market. Buying business equipment's is not only a tedious task, but requires huge investment. Getting the right kind of investment and that too at the right time is what is crucial for all business firms. In such situations, firms with financial advisory come to the rescue.
Financial guidance is imperative while buying equipment's of business needs. Quikfund pioneers in these services by providing quick and reliable solutions for all the financial needs, especially in the equipment for business segment. Quikfund Adelaide is adept in the standard practices and procedures adopted in the region of Adelaide and accordingly offer support. Further, being in the industry for more than 8 years, Quikfund understands the system and working principles of finances in Adelaide and hence can design the best strategy to get finances easily and promptly
What services we provide
We provide financial assistance for buying business equipment's to all kinds of customers. Whether, you are looking to buy set of equipment's or are seeking guidance as a vendor or a government agent, Quikfund Adelaide has solutions for all. Our tailor make and customized packages deal with individual requirements to get the required seed capital. We also take care of all the documentation and legal process and ensure that the customers get the assistance promptly. Some of our services catering to different categories are as follows-
Equipment Buying- We do not help directly in buying the required equipment. Instead Quikfund Adelaide provides advisory financial help to help get the seed capital easily and within a few days' time. The easy and simple, customized, hire and a rental scheme helps the business in a cost effective manner.
Government department- We have special packages designed for the Government departments who are looking forward for getting business equipment's easing their mundane paperwork. Further, the documentation process is all handled by our firm which ensures accurate and timely delivery of services. Quikfund Adelaide ensures hassle free finances for the Government departments.
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To receive services from Quikfund or to know more about our services call us on out toll free no 1300 557 068 or drop us a mail at [email protected]


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Daniel J. Sandin
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Daniel J. Sandin (born 1942) is a video and computer graphics artist/researcher. He is a Professor Emeritus of the School of Art & Design, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Co-director of the Electronic Visualization Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago.[1] He is an internationally recognized pioneer in computer graphics, electronic art and visualization.[2]
Dan Sandin received his B.A. in Natural Sciences from Shimer College, IL in 1964 and his M.S. in Physics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1967.[3] He became interested in video in 1967, while helping to organize student demonstrations at the University of Illinois.
In 1969, he moved from the University of Wisconsin–Madison to the University of Illinois at Chicago after his presentation at the Smithsonian of "Glowflow", a computer controlled light and sound system, created with Myron Krueger. His major achievements were a series of projects Glowflow (1969), Sandin Image Processor (IP) (1971–1973), Sayre Glove (1977), PHSColograms (1988), CAVE (1991) and ImmersaDesk and Infinity Wall.
Dan Sandin received several awards. The Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1978, the National Endowment for the Arts in 1980, the Rockefeller Foundation Video Fellowship in 1981, the Inventor of the Year from the University of Illinois in 2000 and the Rockefeller Foundation Media Arts Fellowship in 2002.
Dan Sandin has said that his career has three main objectives:[4]
- the design of electronic instruments and computer programs for visual performance and personal growth;
- the development of educational facilities and programs related to the use of electronic screens; and
- the production and exhibition of computer processed visual works for personal expressive reasons.
Sandin Image Processor[edit]
From 1971 to 1973, he designed the Sandin Image Processor, a patch programmable analog computer for real-time manipulation of video inputs through the control of the grey level information. This modular design was based on the Moog synthesizer. With Tom DeFanti, he would combine it with real-time computer graphics and synthesized music and perform visual concerts. He has performed worldwide and has received grants in support of his work from the Rockefeller Foundation (1981), the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts (1980) and the Guggenheim Foundation (1978). His piece "Spiral PTL" was one of the first pieces included in the Museum of Modern Art's video art collection.
The Sayre Glove[edit]
In 1977, with Tom DeFanti and Rich Sayre, he designed the Sayre Glove, the first data glove, as part of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. This device used light based sensors with flexible tubes with a light source at one end and a photocell at the other. As the fingers were bent, the amount of light that hit the photocells varied, thus providing a measure of finger flexion. It was mainly used to manipulate sliders, but was lightweight and inexpensive.
By 1988, Sandin was working on a type of digital photography called PHSColograms; a system whereby a number of still images were situated in an autostereoscopic manner and back-projected with light. The effect was very similar to holograms and many times viewers would mistake them as such. The initial system supported roughly 13 images but further improvements now could easily allow 100 such images to be used. This system was designed primarily for use in the medical field where these quasi-3D images could benefit surgeons.
Cave Automatic Virtual Environment[edit]
The first CAVE was invented by Carolina Cruz-Neira, Daniel J. Sandin, and Thomas A. DeFanti in 1992.[5] This is an immersive system that became the standard for rear projection-based Virtual Reality systems. The normal full system consists of projections screens along the front, side and floor axes, and a tracking system for the "user". Although they used the recursive acronym Cave Automatic Virtual Environment for the CAVE system, the name also refers to Plato's "Republic" and "The Allegory of the Cave" where he explored the concepts of reality and human perception.
Since then there have been a couple offshoots of the CAVE technology, including ImmersaDesk, Infinity Wall and Oblong Industries' G-speak system. The ImmersaDesk is a semi-immersive system, resembling a drafting table, while the Infinity Wall is designed to cater to an entire room of people, such as a conference room. Extending this concept, G-speak supports gestural input from multiple-users and multiple-devices on and expandable array of monitors.
- 1973. "5 Minute Romp through the Image Processor". With Phil Morton.
- 1975. "Wandawega Waters".
- 1974. "Poop for the NCC". With Tom DeFanti.
- 1974. "Triangle in Front of Square in Front of Circle in Front of Triangle".
- 1979. "Christmas Morning in Sister Bay".
- 1980. "Spiral PTL". With Tom Defanti and Mimi Shevitz, in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New
- 1980. "Spiral for A.C.M."
- 1990. "A Volume of Two-Dimensional Julia Sets".
- 1995. "The Kinetic Sculpture Garden".
- 1996. "The Oort Continuum".
- 1997. "Poverty Island With Video Skies".
- 1999. "From Death's Door to the Garden Peninsula".
- 2001. "Alive on the Grid".
- ^ "Daniel J. Sandin". EVL. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ Johnson, Tobi (November–December 1992). "Pioneer Award: Interview with Dan Sandin". VIDEO: The Center for New Television: 8. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ Annie Koval (2011-03-16). "Visualization pioneer creates virtual worlds". Medill Reports. Archived from the original on 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
- ^ de Lignieres, Christine. "Dan Sandin". Image Union, episode 333. Image Union. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ Cruz-Neira, Carolina; Sandin, Daniel J.; DeFanti, Thomas A.; Kenyon, Robert V.; Hart, John C. (1 June 1992). "The CAVE: Audio Visual Experience Automatic Virtual Environment". Commun. ACM. 35 (6): 64–72. doi:10.1145/129888.129892. ISSN 0001-0782. Retrieved 6 April 2017.


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Acupuncture is a complementary therapy which works by inserting fine needles through the skin. These are left in position briefly, sometimes with manual or electrical stimulation. The number of needles varies but may be only two or three. The aim is to try and alleviate pain or help treat various health conditions by increasing the body's release of natural painkillers (endorphin and serotonin).
Acupuncture is slowly becoming a recognised option within standard healthcare and at Active Life Osteopathy we sometimes use acupuncture to help relieve a patient's pain. There is a growing body of evidence based clinical research that shows traditional acupuncture safely treats a whole range of different health problems, not just musculoskeletal ones. This can be found at: http://www.acupuncture.org.uk
Currently, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends acupuncture as a treatment option for chronic lower back pain, chronic tension headaches and migraines.
Our regulated acupuncturist Suzie Maddison is available every Wednesday and Thursday at the practice. Please check our Fees page and contact reception for availability.


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Alberta Segura's world is a fantastic time warp back into old Mexico and she is justly proud of being the official keeper of her family's old-world traditions and secrets.
The first memory of her father weaving rebozos was when she was 8 years old, sitting at his loom making one of his timeless creations.
As far back as she can remember, as far back as her family´s history runs, the art of rebozo weaving has been her family's lifeblood and art. Her father, a master weaver, died two months ago and the traditional family business was passed down to her to uphold.
She is the last member in this long line of weavers bearing this knowledge and now works with a family friend in keeping her family's name and art alive.
Her adobe brick house and studio stands close to the center of town, where off to the side facing a typical square open courtyard, two large and ancient wooden pedal looms sit.
The stucco which previously covered the studio's walls has slowly crumbled off in parts, exposing the beautiful brown adobe underneath. Old clay pots and sombreros hang randomly along the walls accompanied by pictures of saints, rosary beads, old watches and a boom box from the 8o's.
Rebozos are shawls, though not just any old wrap can be called a rebozo. A real rebozo must be finely hand woven on either a back strap loom, or as in Alberta's family, a traditional wooden pedal loom.
They are typically made out of silk, wool or cotton. The textile is woven into beautiful colorful ikat designs with long
complex hand-knotted macrame flowing fringe.
As she sits, spinning little spools of black cotton thread to be used for weaving one of her Rebozos de Aroma she tells me her family, as tradition dictates, weaves 2 specific designs, one of which, in the photograph above, is called venado (deer), working it in a combination of 4 colors, black, white, royal blue and a beautiful rich caramel colored brown.
She also proudly shared that her family is one of the last to continue the tradition of weaving Rebozos de Aroma (scented rebozos) where hand dip-dyed jet black cotton threads are seeped into an aromatic bath of over 20 distinct dried spices, flowers, herbs and fruits.
The cotton readily absorbs the scent of this spicy tea, after which is hung out to air dry, then woven into a slick, solid black rebozo which will forever keep its scent, even after thousands of washings.
Mexchic is thrilled to have come across Alberta and her simply gorgeous work and in a few months time we hope we'll have some of her incredibly chic rebozos for sale. Samples are coming in shortly and we'll be taking pics. Stay tuned to see more as we're diving head first into the world of rebozos, we're also getting in touch with other talented weavers who will also have very distinct and refined work to compliment Alberta's.
Feel free to write us with any questions or comments to mexchicdesign [at] gmail.com.
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Alex Harper in A Hole Lotta Love from Naughty America VR!
Review by DirtyD
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Studio: Naughty America VR
Release date: 1/6/17
Running time: 32:42
Starring: Alex Harper
Review Setup: Oculus Rift DK2 with Free Whirligig
Trailer: Following Review or A Hole Lotta Love Preview
Notables: Alex's long leggy build, stretch jeans, nice performance, all anal
Negatives: Headless lap sequences, tilt on cam where not needed,
Review Score: 7.5/10
5 words or less: Stop tilting rig for seated
"A Hole Lotta Love"
Doubling back on last Fridays release from Naughty America VR tonight, A Hole Lotta Love starring beautiful Alex Harper. A Hole Lotta Love is a straight to the A feature from Naughty America so if anal ain't your bag baby, best check out now on this one, cause that is all your are going to get here is time in Alex's 2 hole. As anal is my bag baby, I was stoked for this one but as has been the case for many Naughty America VR shoots in the last 6 months or so, a tilt on the cam where no tilt should be leaves us missing Alex's head during close up lap sections and renders the scene a bit less than what it should have been for me while making me wonder why this is still happening at Naughty America VR all these months later when it is such an easy thing to prevent.
"I kind of.... want you to fuck me in the ass"
The scene gets started with Alex telling you, step-bro, she has had her eye on you for awhile and that her own sex life is really not that kinky, and well....ya know....she kind of wants you to...well ......fuck her in the ass! Sounds like a winner to me and it's soon time for the boomchickawhawha.
Cough.....about that rig tilt bro
Your opening PoV is seated and the up front kisses are right on point here from Alex coming off really solid in terms of placement. She then hops on for what should be a very present feeling lap shot, but in yet another head scratching moment, production has tilted the cam down, for a shot that needs room at the upper border and off goes yet another girls head at Naughty America VR. It's just.....at this point. /shrug. It is honestly one of the things keeping me from wanting to watch NA productions right now, the fact that this has been happening for months. Why this guy, points his rig down, for action that will require more border at the top, is a mystery to me. There is simply no reason to do it. Why? To get more bro chest in the shot? Why? why? Why god why!!! lol
Some headless titty time follows and again....if you are going to shoot titties in front of a face folks, where do you point the camera? 1. Dead ahead? 2. Up? 3. Down? If you answered down, congrats! You are qualified to be a Naughty America VR camera op! 🙂 So... a bit more of this silliness before Alex gets down on her knees between your legs and breaks your cock out for some oral lovin, which is in actually located in the frame!
Beautiful ass
You get some nice views of Alex in her stretch jeans/pants next before she removes them and turns around for a nice asshole spread for you. Alex has a beautiful, long, leggy body and looks pretty amazing here from the back I must say.
More headless riding
She hops back in your lap fully naked and there is yet more decapitated action here but we are thankfully about out of that neck of the woods as Alex lays back in the frame and places you inside her ass around the 13 minute mark. This pretty much kills all the nice close up action here though unless you just stare at Alex's tits.
Action feels too high in virtual space
The view is pretty nice, but the PoV is pretty lame with the rig tilted down, and even fully reclined in a gaming chair, the dick region felt too high or above me in virtual space. The sensation here, should be a girl in my lap, not floating above my keyboard so the PoV felt pretty bad for me in this section.
Close up pussy time
Some atm follows and the action shifts to you laying back on top of the white ottoman visible in the previous shot, where they have now leveled the rig off for a pussy eating section. Pussy placement is pretty solid here, and you get some close up time from both the front and the rear view. They pretty much pull a page from the WankzVR book for some close up ass eating, and, for my eyes, the NA rig does not fare quite as well as the WankzVR rig at this super close distance and the effect is not quite the same. No virtual asslingus going on here.
Decent doggie shot
20 minutes in sees a transition to standing doggie where the high end rolls off the audio noticeably as well as some audible breathing and vocals from bro as he penetrates Alex's asshole. PoV feels decent here, on a hard tilt, where the tilt actually makes sense for the shot, and it's all in all not a bad standing anal perspective with Alex certainly looking great and some nice face down anal action on the ottoman. Probably the best stretch of the movie for me.
Standard missionary ending
The scene ends up fairly predictably for NA in kneeling missionary and the PoV jumps a bit close, but it's a decent finishing perspective and it's not long before you are dumping your load on Alex's stomach and she leans back for some nice views of her freshly stretched hole as she tells you how good you just fucked it before A Hole Lotta Love fades out to black.
An otherwise nice show from Alex marred by sloppy cam setup up front
Overall, A Hole Lotta Love is not a bad scene for anal fans or Alex Harper fans, she looks great and there are some nice shots to be had. On the positives, I loved Alex and the pants she was initially modeling and there was some nice focus on her ass that should leave the assmen happy indeed. As well, I like an anal movie that just gets right to the point sometimes, so as an anal fan, I don't mind goin straight to the A, and am glad Naughty America busts one out for us every now and again like this feature and Double Derriere Daydream. On the negatives, productions penchant for tilting the rig down for no apparent reason, thereby reducing the amount of room they have to frame within Naughty America VR's already tight upper border on seated shots where the action will be dead ahead in the frame or above it, is getting to be fairly ridiculous at this point, having cost us lap views of Mia Malkova, Megan Rain, and Sydney Cole in the last several months and one has to wonder if this guy ever even watches the end results of his work in an HMD. Other than that recurrent technical slop, this was a decent movie, Alex Harper was a treat for the eyes and I wouldn't mind seeing more of her in the future. 7.5/10 on tech.
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East African Community (EAC)
The Commission aims to improve and strengthen co-operation on the basis of the historical ties and understanding between the people of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. In this regard the countries emphasise co-operation in the priority areas of transport and communication, trade and industry, security, immigration and the promotion of investment in the region.
The EAC's bid to create a single East African market entails easing travel restrictions, harmonising tariffs, increasing co-operation among security forces, improving communications, sharing electrical power and addressing Lake Victoria issues. Concrete measures toward integration include freely exchangeable currencies (and ultimately a single currency), a common East African passport, a common flag and a double taxation accord. It also aims to abolish all tariffs with the aim of attaining economic and political integration. Each member would, however, be allowed to extract a maximum 10% surcharge on some products in order to protect indigenous industries, especially in the smaller economies of Tanzania and Uganda. This will be achieved through the establishment of a Customs Union as the entry point of the Community, a Common Market, subsequently a Monetary Union and ultimately a Political Federation of the East African States. The regional organisation aims at achieving its goals and objectives through: -
- promotion of a sustainable growth and equitable development of the region, including rational utilisation of the region's natural resources and protection of the environment;
- strengthening and consolidation of the longstanding political, economic, social, cultural and traditional ties and associations between the peoples of the region in promoting a people-centred mutual development;
- enhancement and strengthening of participation of the private sector and civil society;
- mainstreaming of gender in all its programmes and enhancement of the role of women in development;
- promotion of good governance, including adherence to the principles of democracy, rule of law, accountability, transparency, social justice, equal opportunities and gender equality; and
- promotion of peace, security and stability within the region and good
The East African Community operates on the basis of a five-year Development Strategy. The Strategy document spells out the policy guidelines, priority programmes and implementation schedules. The EAC strategy emphasises economic co-operation and development with a strong focus on the social dimension. The role of the private sector and civil society is considered as central and crucial to the regional integration and development in a veritable partnership with the public sector. Establishment of an internationally competitive single market and investment area in East Africa is accorded priority alongside the development of regional infrastructure, human resource, science and technology.
Member States:
- Kenya
- Uganda
- Tanzania
Contact Information
EAC Secretariat
P.O. Box 1096
Arusha, Tanzania


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The Business of Emotion
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There have been long held assumptions that the key to unlocking B2B relationships is rational. Northstar's Sam Bond talks to Research Live.
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Jack Miles writes for Esomar about that Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards took place in London in December 2015.
R-Net viewpoints: Tapping into the African consumer of tomorrow, today
11 December 2015
Northstar's Emma Davies talks to the MRS blog R-Net about tapping into the African consumer of tomorrow, today
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4 December 2015
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On 6/12/06, Thomas Swindells <email@example.com> wrote: > James.Strachan wrote: > > On 6/12/06, Thomas Swindells <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > >> James.Strachan wrote: > >> What happens if the slave and a client hiccups and thinks the master has > >> failed? > > > > If the slave and the clients think the master is down then failover to > > the slave will occur. > > > > Note that both the clients and the slave must think the master is > > down. e.g. if the clients think the master is down but the slave can > > still see the master, then the clients will not be able to connect to > > the slave (as it doesn't allow connections until the master has failed > > over), so they will reconnect to the master again. > > > > Presumably a problem would occour on (say) a 2 host system set up as > A[master + clientA] and B[slave+clientB] in this situation if there is a > network hiccup between the two hosts would you end up with with a bipartite > system - A and B totally seperate not talking to each other? Yes. Ultimately we'd like a quorum based system where you could have a cluster of N nodes, say N=3 so that so long as 2 broker nodes are communicating, you are fine and the 1 broker node that can't see anyone else would shut down - then you can handle network splits OK. Until we get there I'd recommend running clients on different machines to the master/slave broker unless you are prepared to handle network splits manually when they occur. -- James ------- http://radio.weblogs.com/0112098/
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Iron Fist Set Photos, Danny Rand Revealed & More | Marvel Movie News Ep 79
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July 6, 2017
Contact: Kathi Anderson
Finance & Administration Department
KIRKLAND, Wash. – The City of Kirkland Tourism Development Committee has one adult vacancy for an unexpired term, ending March 31, 2018. Candidates invited to apply for this position will be from an organization involved in activities authorized to be funded by lodging tax revenue or local agencies involved in tourism promotion. Eligibility requirements for the position are available on the Tourism Development Committee Description page.
The Kirkland Tourism Development Committee is established by the City Council to act in an advisory capacity on allocating the lodging excise taxes fund for tourism promotion. It meets the first Thursday of each month at 9:00 a.m.
To apply, go to the Current Recruitment Positions page to download and fill out an application or call the City Clerk's Office at 425-587-3190. This position is open until filled.
To learn more about the Tourism Development Committee, contact Ellen Miller-Wolfe at 425-587-3014 or email@example.com.


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Insurance fraud reduction measures in place
The ABI (Association of British Insurers) has announced the lanuch of it's national insurance fraud register.
The insurance industry is constantly striving to protect honest customers from insurance fraud and this effort has been enhcaned by the announcement of the national Insurance Fraud Register. It is estimated that insurance fraud costs 2 billion every year, adding on average an extra 44 a year to the insurance bill for every UK policyholder.Funded by ABI members, the register will be an industry-owned database enabling insurers to share information on known cheats. The database will enable insurers to identify anyone who fails to declare a previous fraudulent insurance claim and follows a six month pilot exercise. It should be fully operational by early 2012.Nick Starling, ABIIs Director of General Insurance and Health, said:>This initiative demonstrates how seriously insurers take reducing insurance fraud, and their determination to protect honest customers. The database will build on existing industry databases that help insurers check previous claims history to ensure that there is no hiding place for anyone caught making a bogus or exaggerated insurance claim..David Neave, Chairman of the Insurance Fraud Bureau, (IFB) said:>This important initiative is the next key strategic step in strengthening insurerss tough approach to this problem. The IFB is at the forefront of a concerted drive to tackle organised insurance fraud. The work of the IFB with insurers and police forces throughout the UK has led to the prosecution of many organised insurance fraud gangs, so helping save money for insurers and honest customers alike.Bear in mind that schemes such as that by OiiNOW to help you list all of your possessions with documentation to suport their ownership help verify your claim and assist you in making an insurance claim, should the need ever arise
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|Crunch Pod
|Written By
|David Hemingson
|Directed By
|Sherie Pollack
|Original Airdate
|September 27, 1997
|"Old Best Friend"
|"Psychic Moose"
Crunch Pod is the B part of the third episode of Season 1 of Pepper Ann.. It was paired with "Old Best Friend" and originally aired on September 27, 1997.
Plot Edit
Milo defends his title of Crunch Pod Champion for the fourth year in a row. But, when he wins a free game, Pepper Ann plays it and accidentally beats his high score.
This doesn't bother Milo until people start praising Pepper Ann for her mastery of the Pod. Nicky tries to get them to stop fighting, but Pepper Ann and Milo want a final showdown.
Pepper Ann: Sleep is for infants and old people!
Milo: It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you crunch the pod.
Dieter: The king is dead. Long live the queen!
Pepper Ann: Where'd ya get that hat? Because that is the hat of a champion.
Milo: I found it in the garbage.
Milo: All you did was win the lottery, but now all these neophyte Pod wannabes think you're the greatest thing on Earth when, in fact, you're just a whack warrior from the planet Pretender!
Nicky: Who's up for ChocoPoodle? ChocoPoodle? ChocoPoodle?
Don't just stand there, bring it on!
~ Pepper Ann and Milo
Sir Hepsalot: Huzzah! And welcome to Burger Fortress. I am Sir Helpsalot. May I takest thine order?
Milo: Me? Upset? On fishstick day?
Milo: Eee! Easy cowgirl.
Notes, Goofs, and TriviaEdit
- Wouldn't Pepper Ann's score not count towards the title of Pod Champ since she played the free game after the tournament was over?
- This is the first time Nicky mentions getting chased by a swan.
- Kathleen Wilhoite as Pepper Ann Pearson
- Jeff Bennett as Craig Bean, Dieter Liederhosen
- Danny Cooksey as Milo Kamalani
- Clea Lewis as Nicky Little
- April Winchell as Mom
- Jim Cummings as Mr. Roland Carter, Additional Voices
- Cree Summer-Francks as Tessa and Vanessa James, Additional Voices
- Max Casella as Additional Voices


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Great poems about the experience of war plus David Harsent reads his new poem written for the Waterloo Festival.
David's much-praised latest collection is Night (Faber).
Workshop members have a chance to read their own or a published poem of their choice on the theme of war.
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Like any good ski story, the story of the MTN Lab was born on the snow. "Riders of our Mountain Collective group of athletes were simply asked what they wanted," Pallatin says. "Gradually the project gave birth to a free-touring boot that was expected to climb well and, above all, offer fun on the descent.
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The goal is the sport, not the product," Grenet says. "With S/Lab, we have the freedom to develop this type of product because it doesn't have a real commercial purpose. It's a pioneer. The S/Lab product is a solution to overcome the borders that come up. It helps athletes realize a dream, and advance their practice."
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Nothing is normal about the way products are designed at the Annecy Design Centre (ADC). "We went from a rigid world to a soft world," says Project Manager R&D Serge Chapuis. "The Peak Lab is a precursor in the way it uses constructions, methods, lightweight materials and the stretch quality taken from the world of garment."
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Clearcutting at Sandy Lake in Hammonds Plains has been put on hold as the developer, concerned residents and Councillor Tim Outhit plan to meet.
Last Thursday, nearby residents held a protest over concerns the clearcutting would remove 200-year-old trees bordering on the lake, a spot where there are plans to build a park.
Resident Karen Robinson is hoping the developer will hear their concerns at the meeting and they can work together to make plans for the area.
"I just want to say, the developer hasn't done anything illegal," said Robinson. "They own the land, but this clearcutting has happened with no real plan. There have been plans for years for a beautiful, natural park in the area."
She also hopes when they sit down and meet next week, HRM can fix the loophole that allows clearcutting before applying for any development permits.
"That clear cut is so big and uncontrolled, even the Department of Environment has had minimal say over it," added Robinson. "That could put the lake at risk."
Robinson added they chose to protest as a last resort when their concerns weren't being addressed by the developer or government. The site is being cleared for development.


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Changes to school monitoring
23 Sep 2010
Schools will no longer have to fill out the Self Evaluation Form (SEF) which was brought in 5 years ago as part of monitoring and school-improvement measures.
The announcement was made today by the Schools Secretary, Michael Gove, who also said he wanted to change school inspections so they focus just on the core activities of schools, such as teaching and learning, behaviour and pupil achievement.
The government says this is part of a wider campaign to reduce bureaucracy and give schools greater freedoms. www.education.gov.uk/news/press-notices-new/end-of-form-filling
The SEF is a series of self-evaluation questions for schools to check whether they are making the right progress. Forms could run to 100 pages.
Teacher unions have given a mixed reaction. The Association of School and College Leaders welcomed the demise of the SEF but said the principle of self-evaluation should be retained as it has been a 'key driver of school improvement'.
The National Association of Head Teachers also welcomed the change saying it would be better for schools ti devise their own forms of self-evaluation.
But the classroom union, the NASUWT, described the move as 'a cosmetic exercise'. Its General secretary, Chris Keates, said there had never been a statutory duty to fill out the SEF so it was not clear what Mr Gove had actually abolished. She feared that head teachers might instead require classroom teachers to do 'excessive planning and record keeping' in preparation for inspectors' visits.


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Today is my husband's 36th birthday! I know everyone says their husband is the best, but seriously, mine is. No, really he is, don't even try to argue with me on this. Even though I make fun of his bald head, threaten to punch him in the face for snoring, and complain about his nerdiness, he is still my one and only and I am so blessed to be his wife.
I think most of my readers know quite a bit about me, so for Shawn's birthday I thought I'd tell you a little about him. Here are 5 random facts about my husband:
- He is a computer programmer, and has worked at the same job since graduating from college 14 years ago.
- In high school he smoked pot in the back of a ZZ Top roadie's semi, but he didn't inhale.
- He ran track in college, and was All American in hurdles. He still holds the record at his college for 400M hurdles!
- When he was growing up he had a wiener dog named Puddles.
- His favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. (I've never even seen it!)
I actually wanted to do 10 facts, but was having a brain fart at 6, so I decided to keep it at 5. Anywho…
Happy Birthday Shawn! I love you, and the girls and I are so lucky to have you! Even though you hate Nickelback, I'm posting this song for you. Due to recent events, this song makes me think of you every time I hear it.


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Peggy Foy is not only a talented metalsmith and instructor but a super nice person too! We are happy to have Peggy teaching with us at Danaca Design.
Next month she will be teaching Mechanisms: Hinges and Clasps. The class meets four Wednesday evenings in June (6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24) and will present a variety of ways to make hinges and clasps, including traditional hinges with knuckles, locket latches, and closures for necklaces and bracelets.
How long have you been making jewelry?
Hard to believe I've been at this for almost 15 years!
What is your background? Is it in art, or something else?
I studied metalsmithing in college, at the University of Georgia. Aside from metals, I also usually have a day job in graphic design or project management – currently I'm doing a little of both as a project manager for a sign company.
What are your favorite materials to work with and why?
I have to pick a favorite? I really like working in metal – all metals, whether that's silver or copper or steel or gold. I'm not much of a fibers person, and I don't do much with clay either so I don't use PMC. I'm trying to get better with wax carving for casting, but it's not my strong suit. I like texturing and fabricating with sheet and wire, and forging. I mostly work in silver, but I can't seem to stay away from the other metals too.
Can you tell us about any memorable teachers from your past who have influenced what you're doing today, as an instructor or as an artist?
I took a class with Linda Darty several years ago – that totally changed my approach to teaching. She's wonderful to work with, super encouraging and supportive but gentle in urging students along – which I think is really necessary in a limited class-time situation.
What king of imagery or inspiration do you use? Or, are there any recurring themes in your work?
Art nouveau is a big influence, the graceful swirling lines and the sweeping shapes. Thematically, I am interested in science fiction and fantasy; so a lot of my work reflects the idea that it maybe came from another time or another world. I often make pieces that look like they "do" something, mechanical devices or talismans that could activate by the right magic words.
What got you into teaching jewelry/metals?
Teaching happened gradually for me – honestly I was a bit intimidated by it at first. Just out of school I was keenly aware of how much I still had to learn; I knew there would be a lot of questions that I wouldn't be able to answer for students. But I was a studio monitor at Pratt Fine Art Center for a while, basically like being a TA, and I found that I did know how to answer questions for students. And I found that I really loved working with students and sharing that knowledge, helping them succeed. I've been teaching for about four years now and I absolutely love it.
Aside from the skills outlined in your class, what do you hope to bring to your students?
All of my classes help students improve their soldering; I think that's one of the biggest skills that just takes practice, but a little coaching goes a long way. We also talk about a lot of the technical stuff too, the how's and why's of what the metal is doing. But most importantly I want my students to feel inspired and excited about the processes we're learning. It's supposed to be fun!
Do you have a personal website related to your work or your teaching?
Yes, my website is www.peggyfoy.com. You can also find me on Instagram, @peggyfoyjewelry, and on Facebook, @Peggy Foy's Jewelry. Instagram is probably the best way to keep up with what I'm doing in the studio!
Thanks Peggy! Your work is lovely and we can't wait to see what you come up with next.
If you would like to register for Peggy's Class call us at 206-524-0916 or stop by our location 5619 University Way NE in Seattle.
More information about Peggy's class and all our other classes can be found at www.danacadesign.com
How long have you been making Jewelry?
I first started making jewelry my freshman year of college.
In what kind of environment do you work best?
I like a studio with lots of windows, and a garden setting. Light is important and also the sense of letting the outside in.
What are your favorite materials to work with, and why?
I love sterling silver. When I am chasing or forming sterling sheet it is ductile and responsive yet resists just enough to allow for specific detail and crisp edges. It can look soft, organic, industrial and architectural. I also like to work in copper for its softness and warm color.
Have you had any teachers who have shaped you as an artist?
The teacher who had the biggest impact on my work and my career as an artist is Eleanor Moty, my major professor in graduate school. She introduced me to chasing (detailing the surface of metal with shaped steel tools) and repoussé (punching up the back side of sheet metal to create form on the front), the techniques that have become my passion and the basis to my teaching career. Eleanor is a consummate jewelry artist and perfectionist. She has also become a friend and mentor. Working with Eleanor Moty changed my life's trajectory in so many ways. Without her support I would not have had the confidence to write my technical and gallery book, "Chasing and Repoussé: Methods Ancient and Modern", which has lead to the wonderful experience of teaching around the world.
Are there any other art forms close to your heart?
I love ceramics and collect as much as possible, from plates to sculpture. I have worked in clay a few times and although it is not my main technique or material, I find it very engrossing. I also collect copper vessels from Santa Clara, Mexico. These are beautifully raised and chased pieces made by families who have been working with these techniques for several generations.
Of the many gallery shows and exhibitions you have been in or worked on, which was the most engaging for you?
Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery exhibition entitled "Louder than Words." The jewelry artists were asked to respond to the phrase "Jewelry speaks louder than words, but not nearly as often" and the concept that artists create contrasts and communions between the visual language of jewelry art and the literary language of the printed page. Story telling has been a significant part of my life, both verbally and in the writing I have done related to the artwork I produce. This theme brought up several stories from my past, two of which are represented in the attached images. I used to live in Florida and experienced a minor but still unnerving hurricane. The winds and the darkness were frightening of course, but the eye of the storm is what I remember most – the glowing sun and the sense that I was in a tunnel of light and quiet. The name of this piece is "Silence is Golden". The second piece, "Heart on Fire" is based on imagination rather than experience. The fire and hot lava at the center of a volcano has always fascinated me. I love the theme shows at Facèré as they spark many new ideas and often cause me to expand my technical experience.
What recent piece are you most proud of?
I have been adding color to my work through colored pencils. For the 3×2 show I collaborated with Larry Scott, glass bead maker, on a piece we called "Late Harvest" – a brooch with a branch theme that I chased and formed, colored with pencil and then added Larry's beads. We enjoyed working together and the end result pleases us both.
Love her work as much as we do? Take her Chasing and Repoussé Class! Coming up February 6th-8th Megan Corwin's three day workshop will be the one not to miss. See website for more details:
Time flies when you're having fun and my how it has flown. Friday, December 5th I'm astounded (and excited) to be celebrating our 11th year in this great old building on University Avenue. What an adventure it's been!
I the rented the space in July 2003, ran my first class in October and finally opened the gallery in December with a grand opening event. I remember that evening clearly, everyone asking, "where's your jewelry work?" I had almost nothing on the shelves in the gallery but I looked around and indicated with my hands held out that this, the studio, was my work for the year! Today I'm happy to announce I have a quite a few pieces in the gallery, as well as a lovely studio:-).
Some years ago it became tradition to host the Student-Teacher Exhibition during the month of December and to schedule the opening reception to coincide with our anniversary party. This is a wonderful event with friends and family of students, teachers and the studio crew. It is a night not to be missed if possible!
This year we have an incredible selection of fine jewelry made by students, many of whom are sharing and selling their work for the first time. And, although we are lucky enough to carry the work of quite a few of our teachers in the gallery on a regular basis, during this exhibition we have the opportunity to see some very special pieces. It is a great opportunity to support terrific teachers and superb students and pick up a one-of-a kind-piece of jewelry for yourself or someone you love.
Our event Friday night is 6:00pm – 9:30pm. Hope you can make it! If not, make an effort to swing by the gallery during regular business hours to see the show and pick-up something truly exceptional. The gallery is open Tuesday – Friday 11-6 and Saturdays 10-6.
For more info about the studio go to www.danacadesign.com
Happy Holidays!
Best, Dana
Every quarter we offer a mix of beginning and more specialized intermediate and advanced classes with both local and visiting instructors. Next month we're excited to have visiting instructor Jeff Georgantes in the studio teaching Fire, Forge and Flush-Stone Setting. While this class is more specialized and won't cover the same material as our beginning classes, it's still open to all skill levels. We have room for just a couple more ambitious students in this class.
Fire, Forge and Flush-Stone Setting
Instructor: Jeff Georgantes
December 13 and 14
Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 – 5:00
This class will lead you on a journey filled with twists and turns to explore a variety of core metalsmithing skills that culminate with a finished silver ring. First, using either your own or purchased recycled sterling silver you will cast an ingot. Then with the help of the rolling mill along with hammers and an anvil, you will forge out a silver ring. Next, you'll practice flush setting faceted stones, getting ready for the real deal, setting stones into your hand-wrought silver ring. The class will be filled with tips and tricks for ingot making, forging and flush setting, including making your own setting tools. Open to all skill levels!
A little about Jeff, from his website:
JEFF GEORGANTES has a MFA in Jewelry/Metals from CSU, Fullerton and a BA in Art and a MA in Sculpture, both from CSU, Humboldt. He taught Art at College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA, for fifteen years and has taught numerous visiting artist workshops across the USA. He helped develop and coordinate the Jewelry/Metals program at the Mendocino Art Center from the early 1990s until 2005 when he started his position as head of the Jewelry/Metals program at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. His work can be seen in Alan Revere's book, The Art of Jewelry.
Sophie asked him a few questions recently, and I really enjoyed reading through is responses! The questions and his answers are below.
What's your background? Is it in art, or something else?
I'm one of those oddballs that figured out their life's path as a teenager. I went to a high school that offered Jewelry as part of its shop program. At 16 years old, I became obsessed with making jewelry and working with metal. It has remained my life's passion ever since. One of the things that I'm most proud of is that since graduating from college in 1979, I've only been employed as an artist or in something art-related. There's been a lot of struggle and sacrifice, with many twists and turns, but somehow I've been able to pull it off.
Your narrative work is very unique, when did you start making artwork this way and how did you discover it?
I went to college in California in the 70's. West Coast Funk Art was big then had a strong effect on craft related arts across America. West Coast Funk was a movement of painters, sculptors and craft artists and was a reaction against abstract expressionism. Narrative format played a strong role in Funk. Painters William Wiley, Wayne Thiebaud, ceramic artist Robert Arneson, and jewelry artists like Ken Cory, Jim Cotter, and David Laplantz were strong early influences of mine. I also took a lot of film history classes in college. In my very early work, I imagined I was making movies with jewelry. That's how my narrative work started.
What are your favorite materials to work with, and why?
I like working with the full range of jewelry material options. On a practical level, I don't work with gold or diamonds in my own work too often, because they are so expensive and don't leave a lot of room for experimentation. But… I'm very lucky to have worked a fair amount in jewelry stores over the years and have gotten to a chance to work extensively with precious metals and stones. That's a real treat! The only way to really learn how to be a diamond setter is to set a lot of diamonds and how does an average person accomplish that? The easiest way is get a job as a bench jeweler in a jewelry store, which is what I did for a long time.
In my own work, currently I use silver, gold accents, rough hand-cut stones, found objects and calibrated cabochons. I like being able to combine lots of different materials in unexpected ways.
I find that jewelers tend to have one part of the process they love best, for some it's sawing, for others it's soldering. Do you have a favorite part of the jewelry process?
I don't really have one process that I like above all others. My obsessions go in phases. Sometimes it's soldering, sometimes it's casting, sometimes it's stone setting. When I was in high school I was obsessed with grinding and polishing my own cabochons. I got a job as a dishwasher and saved every paycheck until I could buy a '63 Volkswagen convertible and a lapidary grinder/polisher/rock saw. The Volkswagen didn't stay long, but the lapidary grinder has been with me ever since. Two summers ago, I unearthed that ancient lapidary set up and replaced all of the wheels with modern diamond wheels and brought it back to life. Now I'm obsessed with grinding found rocks. Almost every piece in my current solo exhibition has found rocks that I've ground on that old high school tool.
Recently I bought a PUK pulse arc welder. I'm definitely obsessed with that. With pulse arc technology I'm pretty much able to throw away all clamps, literally hold the parts together, tack them and solder after that. It's not an understatement to say, this is life transforming!!
What kind of imagery or inspiration do you use? Or, can you tell us about any recurring themes in your work?
Every morning that I can, whether it's in the forest, at the beach or on a city street, I try to start my day with a walk or a run. I seem to get my best thinking done on those morning journeys. I think about everything and I think about nothing. Love, politics, what I have to do that day, how pretty the river, a tree or a flower is, new ideas for sculpture and how cool that thing on the ground would look in a piece of jewelry. I spend a lot of time looking at the ground. Part of that is so I don't fall on my face, which sadly I do every once in while. On another level though, it's because there is so much amazing and wonderful stuff down there that I can't stop from picking it up. Sometimes my running short's tiny pockets get so filled that I have to carry things as well. Not a very practical idea when running, but it's an obsession.
I like to juxtapose those found objects, which have inherent, yet overlooked beauty and contrast them with conventionally thought of precious materials such as calibrated gemstones, gold and silver. In my time working as a custom goldsmith and stone setter, I learned that almost all forms of stone setting mechanically entrap the gem. At some point, I realized that I could utilize many of those traditional techniques to hold other types and shapes of objects. I am endlessly intrigued with coming up with imaginative ways to entrap found objects. Besides traditional stone setting techniques, I love using miniature nuts & bolts, taps & dies and whatever else I can figure out as well.
You have made everything from engagement rings to saddles, what kind of work is the most inspiring to you?
You know…. I just like making stuff out of metal. It doesn't matter to me whether it's a diamond ring or a 13' steel sculpture. The ability to work and learn new things is what inspires me the most. When I first started in college I wanted to become the best metalsmith that had ever been. It took me about two weeks to realize that was impossible and not a very smart goal, but what replaced it was to learn as much about metal as I could. Over the past 40+ years, I've tried to learn or at least be aware of as much of my ginormous field as I can.
All of these phases bring rewards. Stone setting is introspective and disciplined. I love that. Making the silverwork for Skyhorse Saddles custom saddles, led me to learning how to ride a horse and owning an Arabian mare and doing endurance rides. What a gift!! Steel and bronze sculpture taught me how weld and how to cast things bigger than a grape. That's influenced my work both big and small. It's all inspiring.
Of all the places you have taught, which has shaped you most as an instructor?
I fell into a job teaching jewelry at a small Northern California Community College, named College of the Redwoods. The previous instructor had a family emergency and had to cancel right before classes began. At the last second, I unexpectedly got the job. It didn't take long for me to realize that I had a gift at teaching and over time it became a co-career. Teaching at a rural community college, I had a very diverse mixture of students. I learned that everyone has a story and that many have to power through tremendous adversity to move their lives forward. I worked with homeless students who lived in the forest surrounding campus or the school parking lot. Others were recovering drug addicts and alcoholics. Occasionally, there were students who were convicted of a crime and were given a choice of jail or college. There was an endless stream of reentry students, who for infinite number of reasons wanted to go back to school, to try and make their dreams come true. Many were fresh high school graduates who didn't really didn't want to be there, but somehow stuck with it and found their place. The age range was 16-80. It was an honor and a privilege to meet and share time with every one of them. What I learned at College of the Redwoods is that everyone who takes classes whether towards a degree or just a weekend workshop is there to transform their life in some way. My job as a teacher is to help them accomplish their goals in whatever way that is appropriate and possible.
That philosophy helped get me my current position as head of the Jewelry/Metals program at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. Many people don't realize that the big colleges like Dartmouth are "need blind," meaning that ability to pay has nothing to do with being accepted. Everyone has to be smart, but not everyone has to be rich. Over 60% of Dartmouth undergraduates are there on full scholarship. That means mixed up with students from some of the wealthiest families in America, are kids from the inner city, rural Native American reservations and Third World villages. What I love the most is that unless someone tells you, you don't know where anyone is from. What binds them all is that they may be smart, but they're not necessarily wise. They're still kids. It's up to me and a zillion others, to help mentor them to become the future leaders of the world. It's so much fun and it is fulfilling beyond anything that I could ever imagine. Having a philosophy rooted in accomplishable idealism is a job requirement for a career in education.
Thank you Jeff!
If you'd like to grab one of the last two spots in Jeff's Fire, Forge and Flush-Stone Setting give us a call at 206-524-0916. We're here Tues-Fri 11-6 and Sat 10-6.


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December 7, 2010 – Elizabeth Warren wants your data, and if you're counting on cover in the fact that Republicans will take over the House in January, or that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is targeted at large banks, you may be taken by surprise.
"[Small banks may] think you're safe from the CFPB, but you're not," says a banking regulatory attorney who declined to be identified because of a regulatory action he's working on. "I can easily see the CFPB riding shotgun on FDIC exam, on a 'sampling' basis.'"
But what began as a populist issue has quickly become a technology story, with President Obama's interim CFPB head Warren visiting Silicon Valley and coming out an evangelist for real-time data analysis.
"A 21st-century agency should use 21st-century tools," Warren said in an email to BTN. "We hope to have real-time information gathering and data collection so that we can react to changes-and problems-more quickly."
Warren says the agency's first target will be the many pages of "fine print" typically accompany credit card agreements. In an op-ed she penned for Politico, Warren pits community banks against megabanks, saying that the smaller institutions have suffered from the "pricing tricks" that larger institutions employ to gain market share. But she expresses understanding for small banks' compliance burdens.
"Data collection is a difficult and sometimes expensive undertaking, particularly for smaller financial services institutions," Warren writes. "That's why we will look to streamline the burdens we place on companies...But there are some data that will be essential for protecting consumers, and we will find a way to enable banks and other companies to convey that information to the agency as quickly and simply as possible."
On the other side of the equation, Warren's expressed a desire to tap all Americans to supply the data the agency will parse-think of it as crowdsourcing regulatory enforcement. "Real-time data collection will be essential, both for the agency to serve as an effective cop on the beat, and for giving third parties-media, investors, scholars-a chance to glean insights from the data quickly enough to be useful," she writes.
Tech experts have a tough time imagining how a massive database populated by consumer submissions might work in practice. "I am skeptical. Point of sale data can easily get into billion and trillions of rows of data, that's not even feasible," says Venkat Muller, a senior director at TIBCO Spotfire Inc.
David Wallace, financial services marketing manager for SAS, also has trouble fathoming the truly real-time database that Warren envisions. "I don't know even how to quantify it except that would be exabytes of data," he says.
Charged with spearheading the CFPB's mammoth technology task is chief technologist Eugene Huang. Huang has held tech positions with the Federal Communications Commission, was a technology advisor to Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, and secretary of technology for Virginia from 2006 to 2006 under Gov. Mark Warner.
This story originally appeared on Bank Technology News.
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I just attended another seminar by Mari Smith and was reminded of this helpful cheat sheet for social media images from Luna Metrics. If you've experimented with trying to correctly size Facebook Cover images, for example, this guide will save you time by giving exact dimensions.
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- Cover: 851 x 315
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- Image (regular post): 403 x 403
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Why the Miami Heat Had to Amnesty Mike MillerJuly 16, 2013
Mike Miller had to go.
Pat Riley and the Miami Heat don't like it any more than most of South Beach will, but it had to be done.
The team announced that it had waived Miller via the amnesty provision, three years into his tenure in Miami. According to Joseph Goodman of the Miami Herald, Miller was informed of the decision a day before it was announced.
Just a few days ago, Riley claimed the Heat wouldn't be using the amnesty clause on anyone.
"Right now, we're not using amnesty, no," he told the Associated Press (via NBA.com).
To that end, this move catches us by surprise.
What Miller did in Game 5 of the 2012 NBA Finals was incredible. The way he persevered through the playoffs this year, to provide the Heat with a consistent outside shooter yet again, was admirable. Miami doesn't win both its championships without him, especially this last one.
Injuries marred much of what was supposed to be an extension of the free-agency coup the Heat orchestrated in 2010. Alongside LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, Miller was going to become more of a steal with each trey he drained.
Miller was never able to break 60 regular-season appearances during his time with the Heat, though. When he played, he would grimace, void of the ability to move freely. Time and time again, his health failed him.
His shot rarely did.
Unable to emerge as a consistent part of the rotation, Miller continued to bury three-pointers. He connected on at least 36 percent of his deep balls in each of his three seasons in Miami, and at least 41 percent the last two years.
On some level, this then stings. Breaking up any part of a two-time championship team always does.
Still, there was no avoiding it.
It's all about the Benjamins.
With Miller's $6.2 million salary on the payroll, the Heat would have more than $86 million on the books leading into next season, and face some serious luxury-tax penalties.
By amnestying Miller, the Heat are saving somewhere around $15 million. Had they parted ways with Joel Anthony instead, they would have only saved about $9 million.
Remember, this has nothing to do with on-court value. If it did, Anthony would be searching for a new home.
It barely even has anything to do with the actual salary, either, because the Heat still have to pay Miller the roughly $13 million he's owed the next two years.
This is about the taxes that came with Miller's pay check. Over the next two years, erasing Miller from the books will put an extra $40 million in owner Micky Arison's pocket.
No matter how many championships this team has won or plans on winning, $40 million is $40 million. Knowing how the new CBA is structured, the Heat couldn't afford to pay the fines that came with retaining Miller.
Understanding that is important. We can't operate under the pretense the organization was acting overly selfish or being stingy. That's just not true.
Frivolous spending now has consequences, and Miller is just the latest casualty in an age where dollars and cents have the final say in the decision-making process, a concept the amnestied sharpshooter grasps himself.
Yes, we're still in South Beach. And the Heat are still a team willing to do what's necessary to win.
We're just not in 2010 anymore.
Immediate Repercussions
Miller appeared in just 59 games during the regular season, but his contributions are going to be missed.
The bouncy-haired forward converted 41.7 percent of his attempts from beyond the arc, the third-best mark of anyone on the team who attempted at least 10 three-pointers (sorry, Chris Andersen).
More impressive still, Miller buried 44.4 percent of threes during the playoffs.
For much of the postseason, Miami struggled from beyond the arc. The Heat wound up shooting at a 38.1-percent clip for the playoffs, but hit on just 35.6 percent of their attempts through the first three rounds and 34 percent through the first two.
Talented as they are, subtracting an outside assassin like Miller from the rotation without a contingency plan in place isn't going to fly.
Miller started Game 7 of the NBA Finals this year (though he didn't score); he's been an important part of what the Heat have done. Miami is going to have to rely on someone else to pick up the slack.
The onus that comes with Miller's departure is inevitably going to fall on a number of players, not just one. James Jones may see more playing time as a situational shooter, and Rashard Lewis could receive some additional burn as well.
Miami is also going to look to Ray Allen and Shane Battier. Both are deadly shooters themselves who allow the Heat to spread opposing defenses paper-thin.
When smaller lineups aren't an option (rarely), that's where Jones and Lewis will come in. Jones stands 6'8" (like Miller) and Lewis 6'10". Neither is what you would call stout a defender, but they match up better against opposing small and power forwards than the 6'5" Allen would.
Succession by committee—that's how the Heat are going to replace Miller.
The Summer of 2014
Every move the Heat and the rest of the NBA make comes back to next summer, when LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are all eligible to become free agents.
Any organization that was smart enough to put itself in position to pull off a coup in 2014 has. The Los Angeles Lakers are going to be players, the Cleveland Cavaliers are going to look to get things done and the Dallas Mavericks will presumably try to make a run at another superstar yet again.
And that's not even everyone.
Each team with the means to sign LeBron is going to go after him. The same could even go for an injury-prone Wade and a dissipating Bosh. They're all going to have options.
The Heat have only one: Try to keep this crazy train rolling.
Whether the Heat win a third straight title is almost irrelevant. The absence of another ring may compel one or more of their superstars to leave, but that's only part of their problem. Situating themselves in order to continue to hoard superstars will be the biggest obstacle.
Those luxury-tax penalties aren't going anywhere; they're actually only going to get worse. To keep up the lavish style Miami has become accustomed to over the last three years, Riley and company needed to save Arison some green now, so he's willing to part with more of it later.
As previously constructed, the Heat stood to field a roster that would cost them more than $140 million for the 2014-15 campaign if they kept their Big Three intact. Dynasty or not, that's a hefty bill for Arison to foot.
Severing ties with Miller alleviates a fraction of that burden. His departure is the beginning of the Heat's quest to put their finances order.
His departure may become part of the reason why LeBron still calls Miami home in one year's time.


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The Swedish national team made a surprise, leaving Italy without a World Cup after exactly six decades. The Swedes resisted on San Siro (0: 0), after a minimal triumph in Solna (1-0), and left the Italian without placing on a major competition since 1992 and the European Championship that was held in Sweden. This was also a huge surprise in the barrage, but it also showed us that football is a game where everything is possible.
Sweden has a rich history of World Cups, so far participated 11 times. They first took part in the 1934 World Cup in Italy. Four years later in 1938, in France, they finished in 4th place. Then in Brazil in 1950 they finished in 3rd position. At the World Cup in 1958 as hosts they end up in 2nd position. In Mexico in 1970 they lost in group stage. Four years later in Germany they finished in 5th place, and four years later in Argentina they lost again in group stage as they did in Italy in 1990. But four years later in USA in 1994 they finished 3rd. In 2002 in Japan and South Korea and in Germany 2006 they lost in the round of sixteen. They failed to take place in the last two World cups. But now they have a change of generation and as their coach announced they have new heroes. There is no more Zlatan Ibrahimovic who retired, but fans would still want to see him in the World cup team. In the team they have many players from the home championship, many young talents. But they also have players who play in famous European clubs. Robin Olsen plays in Kopenhagen, Kristoffer Nordfeldt in Swansea City, Andreas Granqvist is the captain and is playing in Russian Premier league for Krasnodar. Mikael Lustig is playing for Celtic, Martin Olsson for Swansea Ciy, Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United), Sebastian Larsson (Hull City), Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), Albin Ekdal (Hamburger), Alexander Fransson (Basel), Sam Larsson (Feyenoord), Ola Toivonen (Toulous), John Guidetti (Celta Vigo), Alexander Isak (Borusia Dortmund) ect. As can be seen in the team they have young talented but also and old experienced players, who play in various leagues around the world. Head coach is Janne Andersson who is very disciplined and requires from the team full commitment to the game and combatability to the very end. In the qualifications proved to be solid in the defense, but also very dangerous when they attack. They have already made a big feat with the win over Italy, but we hope that at the World cup in Russia they will show us much more.
The Swedish football website Fotboll.com offers the most comprehensive World Cup 2018 page in Sweden. Since Sweden managed to go through to the championship in Russia, they are obviously focusing a lot on Sweden and their progress in the World Cup. There you can find everything about the Swedish national team and the World Cup, such as match schedule, the groups, odds, news and much more.
Sweden - England
Sweden 4,33
Draw 3,20
England 1,90
(Odds from 2018-07-03.)
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With NBA rumors of a possible trade out of the New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony has declared that he will stick with the Big Apple team and plans to retire with the N.Y. franchise.
Various NBA rumors have already linked Anthony to various teams but with a "no trade" clause stipulated in his current contract, the Knicks have no choice but to stick with their star and try to make it work as they aim to get back in contention for the NBA Playoffs in the next few years.
There is also the problem of Anthony's contract and its value, as he is one of the highest paid players in the league and the Knicks will have difficulty trading him to other NBA teams this offseason.
Anthony signed a five-year deal worth over $124 million before the 2014-2015 NBA Season and he will get paid over $25 million per year for the next three years. Unless another team is willing to risk taking in the 30-year-old forward's contract, it would be difficult to imagine seeing Anthony in another NBA jersey other than the one that reads New York.
NBA rumors will persist this 2016 offseason that Anthony is available for trades and Phil Jackson, the president of the franchise, might try to convince him that the Knicks are moving on in another direction and rebuild with prized rookie Kristaps Porzingis.
However, it looks like Anthony values playing in a big market city like New York rather than playing for a title and wins.
Carmelo Anthony, who is one of the stars who has had a losing career in the NBA, has little option but to waive the "no trade" clause if he wants a trade to a winning environment. Until then, the NBA rumors of him getting out of New York will continue to hound him.
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Frankly, I Love Rainbows Party Pack - Set of 20
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There was a certain rainbow unicorn Trapper Keeper that every '80s and '90s girl loved, and this pack was inspired by just that! It's a rainbow. BUT BETTER! Because there's pink in this rainbow. And pink makes everything better, obviously. An exclusive assortment of 20 (yes, 20!) helium-quality balloons that will make you float with happiness.
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Cycling on the Via Verde
The "Vias Verdes" are cycling and walking trails that are to be found in many regions of Spain. Converted from abandoned railway lines, these routes make fantastic trails that cut through some of the most beautiful parts of rural Spain.
Here in the Terres de l'Ebre in Catalonia, we have two connecting routes, which run from the mountainous terrain of Terra Alta right down to Tortosa via the Ebro Valley, or beyond onto the Ebro Delta.
You can, of course, walk any section of the Via Verde too, but we think, for a great day out during your holiday, cycling is by far the best way to enjoy more of the trail. Since the routes were originally made for trains there are no steep gradients making it ideal for families or those who haven't ridden a bike in years! In fact, much of the section from Horta de Sant Joan to Tortosa runs slightly down hill so you barely have to peddle!
The scenery en route is delightful. From Horta, spectacular mountains form the backdrop, where you may see Griffon vultures soar overhead, and if you are lucky catch a glimpse of a mountain goat or two.
The kids will love the excitement of cycling through the many tunnels and over bridges. Most of the tunnels have automatic lighting activated by a sensor as you enter the tunnel. Others don't, so it's even more exciting when headlamps are needed!
On a hot summers day you may decide to stop by a river or a natural pool and enjoy a cooling dip and a picnic. The photo below is taken at Fontcalda, a true beauty spot surrounded by steep sided cliffs and where there are barbeque facilities and picnic tables.
Then finally, as you leave the higher mountains behind you are re-united with the majestic Ebro which you will ride alongside for the last few kilometres.
And then you have to cycle all the way back, right? Well, of course, you can if you want to! But, our recommendation is that you hire bicycles from Esgambi based in Horta de Sant Joan. For 20 Euros per person you can hire a bike for the day which includes a pick-up at your chosen end-point, so you don't even have to tackle that return journey uphill! For an extra 7 Euros you can even have included a three-course menu plus drinks at the old railway station at Benifallet! In addition to adult bikes, Esgambi have childrens bikes which can be attached by a bar to an adult bike for towing. And for the tiny tots, there are bike seats or trailers. You can even hire a tandem or a trailer for your pet!
It's a great value and fun day out that can be enjoyed by almost everyone. Highly recommended by all who have tried it.


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